very long
Example Sentences
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Projecting our own narratives of desire, taste, and preference onto the very long history of humanity allows us to remain within our zone of comfort.
From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026
To the west in Duarte, an old tan rotary phone with a very long cord hangs on a tree in a garden.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
No painting by an American artist has been so familiar to so many people for so very long as John Trumbull’s “The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
All are four-legged plant eaters, with very long necks that helped them reach up into trees and long counter-balancing tails.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
“Get it wrong and there’s a very long tutoring session involving Monty and a slide projector.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
